Loneke Blackman Carr

Assistant Professor

• Health disparities| Nutrition | Physical activity | Obesity treatment and prevention | Behavioral interventions

Research Projects (current)

• The Sisters in Health Study: A Weight Loss Intervention for African American Women, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC,  funded by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation Commission on Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship and the Institute for African American Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Graduate Student Summer Research Grant. A 6-month randomized controlled trial that compared two behavioral weight loss interventions in African American women. The standard behavioral approach was compared to a culturally relevant physical activity enhanced behavioral treatment. Role: Principal Investigator (2015-Present)

Research Projects (completed)

• Religion, Spirituality and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Focus on African Americans. This R01 uses a mixed-methods approach to investigate differences in religion/spirituality across denominations within the Black church, and the impact on CVD risk factors, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and depression. Previous evidence addresses the Black church as a singular entity, but we aim to delineate any variations in CVD risk by religion/spirituality. Role: Postdoctoral Associate (2017-2019)
• Lifestyle Behaviors for a Healthy Heart, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC. An NIH-funded behavior change intervention designed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in African American undergraduates that also incorporated a mobile health (mHealth) approach. Role: Interventionist/Research Associate  (2017-2018)
• UNC Weight Research Center, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Role: Graduate Research Assistant (2011-2017)
• Lifestyle Behaviors for a Healthy Heart, Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, NC. Role: Interventionist/Research Associate  (2016)
• Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC. Role: Graduate Research Assistant (2010-2011)
• The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program/Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Role: Dietetic Intern (2009)
• Department of Nutrition Science & Dietetics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Role: Graduate Research Assistant (2008-2009)
• The Genesis Health Project, Department of Health and Wellness, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY. Role: Graduate Research Assistant (2009)